BBNaija star, Perez Oghenemaro Egbi, better known as Pere, has revealed that even if Jesus were to intervene on Alex’s behalf, he would never settle his beef with her. This follows the two ex-housemates feud during their stay at Biggie’s house over several issues, including bed space. In a recent interview during which Pere was…
The news of President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi, flying a presidential jet to attend polo games in Kano State has sparked mixed reactions on X (formerly Twitter). The discussion started when a journalist, Jaafar Jaafar, on Monday, criticised Seyi’s use of a presidential jet for non-official purposes, citing a similar instance when President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
Israeli Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, has ordered a “complete siege” on the Gaza Strip as the military pounded the Palestinian territory with air strikes. Gallant gave the order in a video message, referring to the enclave that is overcrowded with 2.3 million people, according to AFP. Gallant said “We are putting a complete siege on…
The Ilobu community has urged the Osun State Government to convene another round of peace meetings between it and Ifon town, following an alleged attack on Ilobu indigenes in villages close to Ifon. Otun-Jagun of Ilobu, Chief Leke Ogunsola, in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, had alleged that many indigenes of Ilobu farming in…
The Lagos High Court Sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Lagos Island, on Monday, sentenced the suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, who killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, to death by hanging. Justice Ibironke Harrison sentenced the ASP after finding him guilty of the murder of the pregnant lawyer. Harrison held…
Israel relentlessly pounded the Gaza Strip early Monday, as fighting raged with Hamas around the Gaza Strip and the death toll from the war against the Palestinian militants surged above 1,100. The Israeli army said it hit more than 500 targets in the blockaded and impoverished Gaza Strip in overnight clashes, while fighting persisted in…
Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum shattered the men’s marathon world record in Chicago as he beat compatriot Eliud Kipchoge’s previous mark by more than 30 seconds. The 23-year-old finished in a time of two hours 35 seconds. “I feel so happy. A world record was not in my mind today,” he said after beating Kipchoge’s time of…
Oil prices have jumped on concerns that the situation in Israel and Gaza could disrupt output from the Middle East. Brent crude, the international benchmark, climbed by $2.25 a barrel to $86.83, while US prices also rose. Israel and Palestinian territories are not oil producers but the Middle Eastern region accounts for almost a third…
The US says it is moving an aircraft carrier, ships and jets to the eastern Mediterranean and will also give Israel additional equipment and ammunition. It follows the Hamas attack on southern Israel, which President Biden called an “unprecedented and appalling assault”. A US National Security spokesperson said several US citizens were among the dead….
Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has regained freedom after two years of trial by the Beninese government. Igbohio who confirmed his release in a statement he read on his Instagram handle titled, “My Release in Benin Republic”, praised former president Olusegun Obasanjo; nobel laureate Wole Soyinka; Professor Banji Akintoye; Ayo Adebanjo…
